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Commission Regulation (EC) No 304/2006 of  20 February 2006  determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2006-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

L 49/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.2.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 304/2006

of 20 February 2006

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of
22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to
the historical relationship between the price recorded for
ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton.
That historical relationship has been established in Article
2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2
August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the
cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price
cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on
the most recent price determined.

(2)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
for unginned
the world market price
1051/2001,

the

considered representative of

cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of
specific characteristics and by reference to the most
favourable offers and quotations on the world market
real
among those
market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated
of offers and quotations recorded on one or more
European exchanges for a product delivered cif
to a
port in the Community and coming from the various
supplier countries considered the most representative in
terms of international trade. However, there is provision
for adjusting the criteria for determining the world
market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences
justified by the quality of the product delivered and the
offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments
are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1591/2001.

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling 24,855 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1486/2002 (OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

21.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 43/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 February 2006

(2006/C 43/01)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

MTL

PLN

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

RON

Romanian leu

1,1932

141,11

7,4628

0,68480

9,3635

1,5617

75,42

8,0555

1,9558

0,5746

28,410

15,6466

251,68

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,7665

3,5030

SIT

SKK

TRY

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

NZD New Zealand dollar

SGD

Singapore dollar

239,48

37,298

1,5732

1,6108

1,3715

9,2603

1,7844

1,9427

KRW South Korean won

1 154,72

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,1977

9,6032

7,3035

Indonesian rupiah

11 014,43

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,438

61,927

33,6150

46,958

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4136 — Deutsche Post/Williams Lea) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, postal service

C 43/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.2.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4136 — Deutsche Post/Williams Lea)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 43/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 10 February 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Deutsche Post AG
(DPAG, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of Williams Lea Ltd (Williams Lea, UK) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking DPAG: national postal service in Germany; multinational group offering a comprehen-

sive range of mail, express, logistics and financial services;

— for undertaking Williams Lea: document and print related services in Europe, the US and Asia.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the Notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4136 — Deutsche Post/Williams Lea, to the following address:

European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2006 of  21 February 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 80/2006 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of rye held by the German intervention agency
Date: 2006-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, award of contract, intervention agency, rye, sale

22.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 51/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 307/2006

of 21 February 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 80/2006 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the
Community market of rye held by the German intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
the
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

50 000 tonnes.
In view of
request made by Germany should be granted.

the market situation,

the

Regulation (EC) No 80/2006 should be
accordingly.

amended

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 80/2006 (2) opens a
standing invitation to tender
the resale on the
Community market of rye held by the German inter-
vention agency.

for

In view of market requirements and the quantities held
by the German intervention agency, Germany has
informed the Commission that its intervention agency
intends to increase the amount put out to tender by

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 80/2006, ‘50 000 tonnes’ is
replaced by ‘100 000 tonnes’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 February 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 14, 19.1.2006, p. 5.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 306/2006 of  21 February 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

22.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 51/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 306/2006

of 21 February 2006

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
fruit and vegetables (1), and in
import arrangements
particular Article 4(1) thereof,

for

Whereas:

standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 February 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 February 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

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Official Journal of the European Union

22.2.2006

to Commission Regulation of 21 February 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 10 00

0709 90 70

0805 10 20

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
212
624
999

052
204
628
999

220
624
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

204
999

052
204
220
464
624
662
999

052
220
999

400
404
528
720
999

052
388
400
512
528
720
999

86,3
48,2
114,3
111,0
90,0

165,7
89,9
131,0
128,9

66,1
95,8
81,0

112,5
52,1
82,3

49,8
50,2
43,9
50,7
76,6
54,2

100,2
100,2

61,7
119,7
72,0
141,8
74,8
46,2
86,0

46,5
68,7
57,6

120,8
99,2
99,9
76,5
99,1

105,2
81,7
94,8
80,6
76,1
68,0
84,4

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4045 — Deutsche Bahn/Bax Global) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, economic concentration, merger control, rail transport, transport company

21.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 43/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4045 — Deutsche Bahn/Bax Global)

(2006/C 43/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 December 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition website (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M4045. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)